CUSAS 03, 1000 (P322520)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Garšana (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 48-04-006

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Withdrawal of animals from Ili-bilanni for offerings to Inanna and Shara.#)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu
2. sa2-du11 {d}zabala4#[{ki}]
3. 1(disz) udu
4. sa2-du11 {d}szara2 umma{ki}
5. ki i3-li2-bi-la-ni-ta
reverse
1. ba-zi
  seal impression
2. iti ses-da-gu7
3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul
seal 1
1. szu-{d}kab2-ta a-zu
2. dumu na-ra-am-i3-li2
3. {d}iszkur-illat
4. dub-sar
5. dumu a-bi2-a ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Withdrawal of animals from Ili-bilanni for offerings to Inanna and Shara.#)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004199 (composite) (P456909) S004199 Garšana (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P322520

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions 47.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 27.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Garšana (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number CUNES 48-04-006
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163501

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 1000

    [Owen2007CUSAS3] Owen, David I., and Rudolf H. Mayr. 2007. The Garšana Archives. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-10-25 at 11:31:13 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2019-10-20 at 06:57:53 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:52:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:42:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:50:07 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 1000 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322520.
CUSAS 03, 1000 artifact entry (No. P322520). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322520
CUSAS 03, 1000 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322520 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1000 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322520},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322520},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322520
LB  - CDLI:P322520
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1000 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322520
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 1000 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322520.
CUSAS 03, 1000 artifact entry (No. P322520). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322520
CUSAS 03, 1000 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322520 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1000 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322520},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322520},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322520
LB  - CDLI:P322520
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1000 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322520
ER  -
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